Dagon - 1-6-2007 at 11:56 AM
people seem to really love the PL depowerables for buggys.
has anyone buggied with a frenzy?
How would you guys compare these two kites for buggies and other uses.
powerzone - 1-6-2007 at 12:12 PM
compared to a bridled foil, P.Lynn kites are very difficult to relaunch. takes a bit of a learning curve and technique.
bridled foils have more power/sqm than arcs
Arcs win in the gusty wind conditions and will stay in the air with little to no input (auto zenith feature). you can literally hook the chicken loop
to a heavy object and walk away. check youtube for examples.
usually buggying with a bar is cumbersome, handles are preferred.
thats my 2 cents
Bladerunner - 1-6-2007 at 12:32 PM
I'm finding that fixed bridle and a bar on the buggy works very well. I end up with a free hand to counter balance, tweak the brakes or wave at the
peanut gallery !
I don't have any experience with de-power in the bug yet but suspect it would be ideal for jumping. Less than ideal for racing.
Pablo - 1-6-2007 at 04:48 PM
Arcs in a buggy are wicked, just watch out for the low wind performance. I've had a 16m Scorpion for almost 2 months now and find that it's only hit
the ground 2 times in those 2 months, once with a buddy flying, not quite sure what he did, the other time the kite was anchored to the ground happily
sitting over head in really gusty winds while I was taking a break having lunch. A huge rotor from one of the neighbouring buildings finally got the
better of it and knocked it out of the sky. That was after a 1/2 hr picnic with the kite parked overhead. The first time the kite relaunched off land
no problem, second time I walked over and assist launched my kite, then walked back over to the bar, unhooked it from the anchor and continued flying.
I've also had a go on a 14m Frenzy, launch and ease of flying were way easier, low wind performance was way better, but you feel quite a bit more of
the gusts and swirls.
Long story short, higher winds, Arc, low winds, Frenzy.
If you're after speed in a bug though, tough it out with fixed bridals, a good race kite should kill any depowerable rig for speed.
Dagon - 5-6-2007 at 01:40 PM
thanks, that is helpfull. I got a 10m 2005 frenzy on its way in the mail. I am looking for a good low wind kite, as in high winds I have my fixed
bridles.